The young maid, Anna starts to work for the noble Vizy family. Mrs Vizy is proud of the hard-working servant but doesn’t treat her well. Read More »
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Diary for My Lovers AKA Napló szerelmeimnek (1987) Márta Mészáros, Ágnes Csere, Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Anna Polony
A continuation of “Diary for My Children,” the film picks up in 1950, when Juli, the diarist, is 18 and determined to become a movie director. Read More »
The Dream Car AKA Meseautó (1934) Béla Gaál, Zita Perczel, Ella Gombaszögi, Klári Tolnay
A light hearted comedy, from the thirties. One of the most successful ones in Hungary. Read More »
Hungarian Rhapsody AKA Magyar rapszódia (1979) Miklós Jancsó, György Cserhalmi, Lajos Balázsovits, Gábor Koncz
This liturgical-surrealistic parable evokes the model-like events of the second decade of the century as reflected Read More »
Eskimo Woman Feel Cold AKA Eszkimó asszony fázik (1984) János Xantus, Béláné Csóka, László Földes, Carol Harrison
A pianist falls in love with Mari, a beautiful blond woman, who happens to be the wife of a deaf-mute animal caretaker. Read More »
The Revolt of Job AKA Jób lázadása (1983) Imre Gyöngyössy, Barna Kabay, Hédi Temessy, Ferenc Zenthe, Gábor Fehér
Hungary, 1943. An elderly Jewish couple, Job and Roza, adopt an unruly non-Jewish child Read More »
Macbeth (1982) Béla Tarr, György Cserhalmi, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Ferenc Bencze
In this powerful short film, the renowned William Shakespeare play is stripped down to the bare essentials, consisting of two lengthy shots. Read More »
Age of Illusions AKA Álmodozások kora (1965) István Szabó, András Bálint, Ilona Béres, Judit Halász
Jancsi Oláh is in the transitional phase between adolescence and adultness. Read More »
The Pregnant Papa AKA A legényanya (1989) Dezsö Garas, Ferenc Kállai, Károly Eperjes, Judit Pogány
In the small village of Rátót, every male is called Béla. When a woman gives birth to her child, she names him Józsi… Almost 2 decades later, Józsi becomes pregnant… Read More »
Heroic Times AKA Daliás idök (1983) József Gémes, Adrienne Csengery, Gyula Szabó
It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th-century epic poem in three parts by János Arany. Read More »
Sound Eroticism AKA Egészséges erotika (1985) Péter Tímár, Ádám Rajhona, Róbert Koltai, Judit Németh
The manager of the country crate factory have TV cameras installed in the women’s dressing room. Read More »
The Undesirable AKA A tolonc (1915) Michael Curtiz, Lili Berky, Victor Varconi, Mari Jászai
Betty (Lili Berky, Duel For Nothing), a young woman living in the country, is told by her dying father that he is really her uncle Read More »
The Lion Is Ready to Jump AKA Az oroszlán ugrani készül (1969) György Révész, Andor Ajtay, Irén Psota, István Bujtor
SS doctor during the war worked on the serum of cancer, but discovered a terrible poison Read More »
Underground (1995) Emir Kusturica, Predrag ‘Miki’ Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic
Black marketeers Marko (Miki Manojlovic) and Blacky (Lazar Ristovski) manufacture Read More »
The Stud Farm (1978) András Kovács, József Madaras, Ferenc Bács, Ferenc Fábián
A new supervisor arrives at a horse ranch, but he is not at all well liked Read More »